Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

Saves on the clothing budget:Two new series on the Discovery Channel have added a voyeuristic twist to the typical "survival in the wild" series. "Naked and Afraid" and "Naked Castaway" both throw survivalists into the middle of nowhere without food, water, tools or clothing. A third new show on Discovery, "Tabloid," will feature talk show host Jerry Springer rehashing tabloid stories.

We were hoping Springer was going to be dropped -- without food, water, tools or clothing to see how long he could survive -- in the middle of one of his old studio audiences.

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Release the Worm: U.S. military officials are taking measured steps in response to North Korea's bellicose saber-rattling, uncertain of how to respond without provoking its unpredictable leader Kim Jong Un.

But if necessary, the United States is prepared to take the most severe of actions: dropping former NBA star and personal friend of the Dear Leader, Dennis Rodman, into the heart of Pyongyang without food, water, tools or clothing.

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